Seems the elisp mode gets confused with the attached file. The message: File mode specification error: (user-error Unmatched bracket or quote) Is displayed and the cursor is put to 4685,12 There appear to be issues with quotes in someplace before this as well. For example see near line 3302. In GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.30) of 2019-05-11 built on x86-02.mbox.centos.org Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12003000 System Description: CentOS Linux release 8.2.2004 (Core) Recent messages: Turning OFF Icicle mode...done Turning ON Icicle mode...done Turning OFF Icicle mode...done Turning ON Icicle mode...done Loading /home2/iperryman/.emacs.d/elpa/realgud-20200923.610/realgud/common/custom...done Loading /home2/iperryman/.emacs.d/elpa/realgud-20200923.610/realgud/lang/java...done Turning on magit-auto-revert-mode...done For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. Mark set File mode specification error: (user-error Unmatched bracket or quote) Configured using: 'configure --build=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu --program-prefix= --disable-dependency-tracking --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin --sbindir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc --datadir=/usr/share --includedir=/usr/include --libdir=/usr/lib64 --libexecdir=/usr/libexec --localstatedir=/var --sharedstatedir=/var/lib --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-dbus --with-gif --with-jpeg --with-png --with-rsvg --with-tiff --with-xft --with-xpm --with-x-toolkit=gtk3 --with-gpm=no --with-xwidgets --with-modules build_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu host_alias=x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 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